Complaint #200716795,
November 16, 2007

Officer: Mccartan, Stacey
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Velez, Javier
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mccartan, Stacey Hispanic Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Velez, Javier Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Complainant Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Complainant Uncooperative

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On November 16, 2007, at approximately 11:00 AM, [redacted] was standing in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn with two acquaintances, [redacted] and [redacted] He walked to the street to speak with his father, [redacted] who had parked in front of that location. A number of marked and unmarked police vehicles responded to the location. An officer identified through the investigation as PO Stacey Wollack of the 83rd Precinct questioned [redacted] regarding whether he lived in [redacted] (Allegation A) and instructed him to stand by a gate in front of this location. [redacted] and [redacted] were searched by officers whom the investigation was unable to identify (Allegation B). An officer identified through the investigation as PO Javier Velez of the 83rd Precinct approached [redacted] and requested the use of his keys. PO Velez and an additional officer, whom the investigation was also unable to identify, then allegedly entered [redacted] (Allegation C and Allegation D). An officer, identified through the investigation as PO Angel Figueroa of the 83rd Precinct, issued [redacted] a summons for [redacted] and issued [redacted] a summons for [redacted] PO Velez and the unidentified officer who accompanied him exited [redacted] PO Velez returned [redacted] keys and the officers then left the location. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 16, 2007
Received: November 17, 2007
Closed: June 18, 2008

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Martha Barrera, William Falcone, Angel Figueroa, Stefan Mercus, Michael Oconnor, Roberto Rivera, Joseph Rodriguez, Przemyslaw Szumilo